"And the next leg of the marathon is the Palmetto State...Here we come South Carolina!!!"

CNN is saying it has confirmed with sources that Perry will indeed move on to campaign in South Carolina's Jan. 21 primary. Which also means, of course, that he isn't going to mount a full effort in New Hampshire before that state's primary next Tuesday.

Perry came in fifth last evening in the Iowa GOP caucuses.

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